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Top trips in Polandhttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/apr/09/best-trips-poland
Discover the best of Poland, from Prussian palaces and 'Hollywoodge' to Chopin's childhood home<br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/apr/07/pierogi-polish-ravioli-recipe">• Pierogi or 'Polish ravioli' recipe</a><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/apr/08/roast-duck-with-apples-recipe">• Roast duck with apples recipe</a><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/apr/08/polish-cabbage-rolls-recipe">• Polish cabbage rolls recipe</a><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/apr/08/polish-cucumber-soup">• Józefa's Polish cucumber soup</a><p>In the 19th century, Lower Silesia (the bottom left-hand corner of Poland) was a prized piece of the German empire. After King Wilhelm's brother built himself a summer palace here in 1822, every Prussian nobleman had to build one too, complete with English-style park, artificial ruins and romantic temples.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/apr/09/best-trips-poland">Continue reading...</a>PolandCultural tripsTravelCity breaksShort breaksEuropeRail travelFri, 08 Apr 2011 23:04:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/apr/09/best-trips-polandAlamyTall stories … hikers enjoy the view from Sniezka peak. Photograph: AlamyAlamyTall stories … hikers enjoy the view from Sniezka peak. Photograph: AlamySimon Target and Beata Zatorska2011-04-08T23:04:00ZMy travels: Dominika Pszczolkowska in Poland's Masurian lake districthttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/apr/09/poland-masurain-lakes-dominika-szczolkowska
To introduce some foreign friends to the best of Poland, the <a href="http://wyborcza.pl/0,86871.html" title="">Gazeta Wyborcza</a> reporter headed straight for the Masurian lakes<p>A few years ago I invited a group of friends from university to Poland, or more precisely to my favourite Masurian lakes. The girls were from Japan, China, Hong Kong and India. It was their first chance to visit this part of the world, not to mention this remote corner of north-east Poland. I really wanted everything to go right.</p><p>So I called a company renting canoes on the Krutynia river. With its sandy bed, green banks and white water lilies, this is the place where Poles fall in love with canoeing (the more adventurous later head for the nearby Rospuda, Czarna Hancza or Biebrza rivers). I told the nice lady where my friends were from. A stunned silence followed.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/apr/09/poland-masurain-lakes-dominika-szczolkowska">Continue reading...</a>PolandCanoeing and kayakingWater sports holidaysShort breaksEuropeTravelFamily holidaysFri, 08 Apr 2011 23:04:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/apr/09/poland-masurain-lakes-dominika-szczolkowskaAlamyLife in the slow lane … canoeing on the Krutynia river which stretches for nearly 100km. Photograph: AlamyAlamyLife in the slow lane … canoeing on the Krutynia river which stretches for nearly 100km. Photograph: AlamyDominika Pszczolkowska2011-04-08T23:04:00ZDiscover Poland: the best of the country and the citieshttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/apr/09/poland-city-countryside
Banish the grey and gloomy image. Savvy travellers know Poland offers a rich history, cool cities, stunning scenery and unusual activities<p>Long scorching summers; endless nearly-white sand beaches; wild mountains and vast forests; national parks that are home to lynx, wolves and golden eagles; homely accommodation and affordable transport; history to entertain the geekiest of geeks; couture boutiques and sports car outlets; posh cafes and fancy restaurants, a lively music scene and hedonistic inner-city nightlife; cold local beers and hot locals.</p><p>This is the Poland you never hear about, and it is the Poland that makes British expatriates want to stay. Why is it then, that foreigners like living in Poland, yet the country has such an image problem from the outside? There is, of course, the bad stuff. The winters are long (not unbearable though, snow at -10C really is nicer than drizzle at +5C); the bureaucracy is infuriating; there's a lack of respect for privacy; the motorists have a death wish; there's a scandalous dearth of English fruit cake and PG Tips.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/apr/09/poland-city-countryside">Continue reading...</a>PolandEuropeTravelCity breaksShort breaksFamily holidaysWarsawKrakówFri, 08 Apr 2011 23:04:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/apr/09/poland-city-countrysideAlamyIn the pink … explore Poland's Tatra mountains. Photograph: AlamyAlamyIn the pink … explore Poland's Tatra mountains. Photograph: AlamyKamil Tchorek2011-04-08T23:04:00ZNew Europe: the life of a Polish familyhttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/04/new-europe-poland-family-life
The Baniak family live frugally in a crumbling communist-built steel town outside Kraków, but they remain hopeful for their future<p>'This is it.&quot; Marcin Baniak holds the arm of his four-year-old daughter in one hand and points at an empty flowerbed with the other. I'm not sure what I am supposed to be looking at. The only things poking through the dirt are the stumps of a few rose bushes. Marcin senses my confusion and tries again. He turns round and points at another barren patch of mud. &quot;Maybe <em>this</em>,&quot; he says, &quot;is it.&quot;</p><p>Whatever &quot;this&quot; was isn't there any more. And with good reason, as Marcin finally explains. We are standing in a street near his home in <a href="http://www.cracow-life.com/poland/krakow-nowa-huta" title="Nowa Huta">Nowa Huta</a>, a suburb of <a href="http://www.krakow.pl/en/" title="Krakw">Krak&oacute;w</a>, and somewhere round here, or maybe over there, once stood <a href="http://www.cracow-life.com/poland/krakow-nowa-huta" title="a huge statue of Lenin">a huge statue of Lenin</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/04/new-europe-poland-family-life">Continue reading...</a>World newsPolandEuropePolandKrakówEuropeTravelFamilyLife and styleMon, 04 Apr 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/04/new-europe-poland-family-lifeDavid Levene for the GuardianThe Baniaks relaxing in their living room. Photograph: David Levene for the GuardianDavid Levene for the GuardianMarcin Baniak and his daughter Amelia at mass in the wooden St Bartholomew's church in Mogila. Photograph: David Levene for the GuardianDavid Levene for the GuardianMarcin and Sylwia Baniak with their children Amelia and Olga outside their home in Nowa Huta, Kraków. Photograph: David Levene for the GuardianDavid Levene for the GuardianMarcin and Sylwia Baniak with their children Amelia and Olga outside their home in Nowa Huta, Kraków. Photograph: David Levene for the GuardianPatrick Kingsley2011-04-04T07:00:00ZThe locals' guide to Barcelona and Madridhttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/apr/01/madrid-barcelona-local-bloggers-tips
Bloggers from the <a href="http://www.spottedbylocals.com" title="">Spotted by Locals</a> network share tips on the Spanish capital and its Catalan rival - from one of Ferran Adrià's favourite bodegas to a restaurant dedicated to Javier Bardem<p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/apr/01/madrid-barcelona-local-bloggers-tips">Continue reading...</a>SpainBarcelonaMadridCity breaksTravelEuropeFri, 01 Apr 2011 14:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/apr/01/madrid-barcelona-local-bloggers-tipsYolanda Molinero/Public DomainAuthentic Barceloneta ... Jai-Ca tapas bar. Photograph: Yolanda MolineroAneta Quraishy/Public DomainWallpaper... The owner of Tapas y Fotos is an ardent photographer. Photograph: Aneta QuraishySpotted by locals2011-04-01T14:01:00ZChateaux on a budgethttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/mar/26/france-budget-chateaux-accommodation-hotel
Charming gîtes and secret campsites are all very well, but staying in a stunning chateau can be surprisingly affordable. Here's our pick of 10 of the best<p>A former monastery in an isolated valley below the Pyrenees, Les Fontaines d'Escot has been a haven for travellers for more than 600 years. A fascinating melange of architectural styles, the chateau has its own thermal waters – first used by the Romans. Walks along the river or into the mountains are de rigueur, while adventurous souls can try out a section of the nearby Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/mar/26/france-budget-chateaux-accommodation-hotel">Continue reading...</a>FranceHotelsLuxury travelBudget travelEuropeTravelShort breaksFamily holidaysSat, 26 Mar 2011 00:05:14 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/mar/26/france-budget-chateaux-accommodation-hotelPRFrench fancy … Hôtel le Couvent Royal, just north of the Côte d'Azur.PRFrench fancy … Hôtel le Couvent Royal, just north of the Côte d'Azur.Dixe Wills2011-03-26T00:05:14ZGreat seafood in Normandy, but there's one small catch …http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/mar/26/food-drink-hotel-barneville-france-normandy
A hotel near Cherbourg serves its guests the freshest fruits de mer in France – once they've hunted for the raw ingredients<p>I'm standing at the water's edge on a beach in Normandy, in the face of a force six gale. To get here I have walked for 20 minutes, clambering over seaweed-covered rocks and wading through water so deep it twice threatened to overwhelm my wellies.</p><p>It's freezing cold, it has only just stopped raining, but despite this I'm not alone. Around me men and women of uncertain age – it's hard to tell under so many clothes – are crawling under rocks and searching behind seaweed. Two are even wearing wetsuits. Like a man similarly possessed, I start pulling back the seaweed.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/mar/26/food-drink-hotel-barneville-france-normandy">Continue reading...</a>FranceFood and drinkNormandyShort breaksEuropeTravelFishingSat, 26 Mar 2011 00:05:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/mar/26/food-drink-hotel-barneville-france-normandyPRWarm the cockles … the hunt for
lunch in Barneville-Carteret, Normandy, France.PRThe Hôtel des Isles.Miles Brignall2011-03-26T00:05:07ZFavourite European countries - videohttp://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2011/mar/25/your-favourite-european-countries-video
As part of the Guardian's series on Europe, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/14/new-europe-submit-your-videos?INTCMP=SRCH">we asked you</a> to tell us what your favourite European countries are, and why you like them. Here are some of the highlights<br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/14/new-europe-submit-your-videos">Submit your own video</a> | <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/new-europe-your-videos">More of your videos</a> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2011/mar/25/your-favourite-european-countries-video">Continue reading...</a>EuropeFri, 25 Mar 2011 16:55:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2011/mar/25/your-favourite-european-countries-videoguardian.co.uk/guardian.co.ukFavourite European countries
Photograph: guardian.co.ukVarious Guardian readers2011-03-25T16:55:00ZThree names to remember in Germany's forgotten fashion worldhttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/14/german-fashion-names-to-remember
Germans dress as well as people in London, Tokyo or New York – yet few German designers are recognised abroad<p>German fashion: a tricky topic that hardly anyone else in the world cares about. Everyone seems much more interested in our cars. Even at home, German newspapers don't take German fashion seriously, covering just New York and Paris fashion weeks, though we have our own in Berlin. The only famous names to transcend our national borders are Karl Lagerfeld and Jil Sander - though there are so many other great designers. Plus in the major cities, at least, us Germans dress as well as people in London, Tokyo or New York.</p><p>If nothing else, you should at least remember these three names: Michael Sontag, Vladimir Karaleev and Perret Schaad. This trio all studied at the Kunsthochschule Weissensee in east Berlin, where they learned to work in a precise and minimalistic style.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/14/german-fashion-names-to-remember">Continue reading...</a>GermanyFashionTravelEuropeMon, 14 Mar 2011 16:04:06 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/14/german-fashion-names-to-rememberPatrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty ImagesKarl Lagerfeld: one of the few German fashion designers to have found fame outside Germany. Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty ImagesPatrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty ImagesKarl Lagerfeld - one of the few German fashion designers to have found fame outside Germany Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty ImagesJessica Weiss2011-03-14T16:04:06Z